# 13 Commandments (2018)

> A serial killer works through the Ten Commandments to force a complacent Flemish society to confront its conscience.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/65624

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: Ed Vanderweyden
- Network: VTM
- Cast: Lola Rose Delany, Bert Haelvoet, Jeroen Perceval, Kim Hertogs, Karlijn Sileghem, Marie Vinck, Ella Leyers, Line Pillet
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5203748/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: dark, tense, unsettling, bleak, sombre

## Synopsis

13 Commandments (2018) is a Belgian Flemish crime mystery miniseries created by Ed Vanderweyden for VTM. Across thirteen 45-minute episodes, a serial killer organizes his murders around the Ten Commandments, working through them in order to jolt a comfortable society into a reckoning with its conscience. The investigation drives the story, as police and a circle of connected characters chase clues while each new killing reframes what the killer is trying to say. Cast members including Lola Rose Delany as Blue, Bert Haelvoet as Simon Roelandts, Jeroen Perceval as Felix Monnet, and Katelijne Verbeke as Chantal Theunissen anchor a web of suspects, families, and investigators. The mood is dark, tense, and unsettling, with a steady dread that builds as the moral logic of the crimes becomes clearer. Its limited run keeps the tension tight and the mysteries focused. Fans of Se7en, The Killing, and Spiral will find resonance in its blend of ritualized murder, procedural investigation, and social critique.

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